Really great place to take the kids, fishing os good year round. I have seen a lot of wildlofe…read morehere. Ospreys, herons, salmon and steel head and deer on the island.

Nice place to fish, discovered it in the fall. Use heavy line and not your expensive lures unless…read moreyou have waders. There is a lot of line draped across waiting to snag your $10 lures or $50 swim baits. Maybe the county can clean it up. We lost 9 lures one day! Steelhead pictured was caught on a white grub jig.

This is our second stay at this park. Very well maintained and absolutely beautiful view of St…read moreJoseph River. I highly recommend the little town is nice and convenient.

We have been going y shamrock campground since 1997. We have met so many people there. I was taking…read moremy grandkids every fall break and the youth fair every year until my husband couldn't go because he has Alzheimer's. The kids love it. It's a very special place for me and my family.

The views here are spectacular. We've often seen the platform as we drove past on Red Arrow. It's…read morea great place to chill and pass some time. There are a few short trails that you can hike and high and low platforms where you can get a good look at the Galien River marshlands. Free to the public with lots of parking

Very nice and accessible friendly park. It's a short stroll but peaceful and beautiful. Great place…read morefor fishing and bird watching. Only thing is that parking is very limited.

Really knowledgeable captain. Excellent steelhead fishing. Great day on the water. Would definitely…read morego with Headhunter again.

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Beautiful park. Very spacious with a lot to do. Tennis. Fishing. Playgrounds. A great outdoor space…read moreto spend time at.

There is so much to do at this park! They have play equipment for kids (and adult kids like me),…read moresoftball field, tennis courts, boat docks/launch, fishing spots, a shady pavilion (I use it for picnics), and a trail for walking/biking. Thankfully their is a restroom because with how long we spent out here, I needed it. I've never used to boat dock, but I've seen it used and people love being able to have access to the water. My favorite is playing tennis with my husband. I've never played softball here because I don't hang out with many people but I enjoy everything else. Lots of space to just enjoy the outdoors. I highly suggest a picnic.

It was absolutely staggering to see how much more activity this particular park started to see when…read morethe pandemic hit. My partner and I have been long time year-round outdoor enthusiasts, but have noticed that historically in the winter months the hiking and biking paths are mostly only trafficked by people training for early season marathons. Not so these days. We met up with a friend this weekend for a socially distanced trudge through this snow. Much of the terrain here had been fairly well tramped down, but the smaller pads closer to the lake were almost entirely untrampled. My partner was relieved to have his snow pants on as parts of the path were knee deep in snow. We saw some cross-country skiers enjoying the paths as well. Keep in mind that the parking lots often fill up and there and there aren't really secondary parking options unless you wanted to park in the tech campus at WMU. also, the path doesn't wrap all the way around the lake, so if you try to circle around you will have to walk along Drake road for about an eighth of a mile. The speed limit is relatively high there and the spot you'll walk along is on the downward descent of a hill, so stay close to the guardrail and keep your eyes peeled for cars. The large open field adjacent to the hiking trails here is one of the best views of the sunset in the area, and you can catch a glimpse of the sunset across the pond as well.

Beautiful day for a walk with nature at Asylum Park. Even had a few deer friends with us.read more

Miles of great hiking trails and numerous scenic views…read more Skiing and biking also encouraged.

Such a Great place for birding and a nice walk. I love taking my granddaughter here to explore the…read morelittle nature center indoors and then go on a nice walk along the trails.

This is a great park for beginning hikers or those short on time. The park, while beautiful is much…read moresmaller than State parks, with trails that are harder to get lost on. There is small playground, a "Sensory Garden" area that has a pond with running water & frogs (for sound), highly scented flowers (for smell) and even some safe to taste herbs (for taste). There is a covered picnic area that can be rented out for parties. It can also be used freely when no parties are booked. One could make a day of this place but it's not a requirement to see everything.

such a beautiful park, i love the trails available very pretty views and everyone that travels is…read morenice. good for walking and biking.

St. Mary's Lake was reviewed by me and I posted photos. Maybe someone complained. As much as I have…read morevisited this lake near the university campus I am sure I should be allowed to do a review. It's a nice hike around the lake and my daughter insisted we do so when I visited her in college. If you love being near water like this Aquarius, you will love being near the lake. I'm recommending you take a hike!

As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, I always cringe when people refer to it as Notre…read moreDame University. That's kind of a personal peeve--although you'd be surprised at how many really well educated people in academia make this mistake--but it's also kind of ridiculous because (a) I'm normally not a pretentious person and (b) the official name of the school isn't the University of Notre Dame. The official name is the University of Notre Dame du Lac. For those of you whose French is rusty, that means "the University of Our Lady of the Lake." "The Lake"? Which lake? Well, despite the fact that the Golden Dome and Touchdown Jesus and the Grotto are far more famous landmarks, Notre Dame has two lakes at the far north end of campus. I'm not sure whether they were man-made or whether they used to be one lake (which would explain why it's not "Our Lady of the Lakes"), but I'm glad they exist and that there are two of them. This review is of St. Mary's Lake, which is the western one. It's a little bit smaller than St. Joseph's Lake, but the main differences between the lakes are that the terrain around St. Mary's Lake is flatter and has less foliage and that it freezes during the winter. (I'll explain in a future review why St. Joseph's Lake doesn't freeze.) I love this lake. When I first visited Notre Dame in 1993, I walked around it a few times, saw all these students jogging around it, and saw people playing chess at a bench on its north (?) side. Although I wanted to come to Notre Dame for many other reasons, that trip cemented my desire. Besides being spectacular in myriad ways, Notre Dame is a beautiful place. I say this as someone who hates most of its architecture. Despite some of the monstrosities that the university has erected, especially recently, the natural beauty of Northern Indiana shines through, and St. Mary's Lake is a good example of that. When I ended up here in grad school (having officially been denied admission three times so far--I would also be denied a fourth time), I walked around St. Mary's Lake a bunch of times. In fact, I bet I circled the lake more times in September and October 2001 than I did the rest of the time I was at Notre Dame. Grad school is busy, and I found so many other unique campus landmarks that reinforced my connection to this physical place. It's not that I began to dislike St. Mary's Lake; it's that I began to appreciate other things as well. I never did play chess with anyone on that bench, but I did have some pretty amazing conversations with people while walking around the lakes, and it was always fun each spring to watch the ducks and geese showing off their offspring.

I feel like this is the perfect beach for a small town…read more It was not overly busy on a Sunday around 11am, but it was overcast and only about 70 degrees. The water was still freezing so we only put our feet in. I loved the fountain and the carousel. There are lots of benches and observation points. Plus, parking was quick and easy. There was also surprisingly clean public restrooms as well.

This is my childhood beach location. There's so much that has changed here over the years, but all…read morenecessary upgrades. There's a handicap accessible playground and more seating to eat at the little beach food shop. Walking the pier allows you to see a great view of the shoreline, but be careful on windy and wavy days as the water comes up over the pier . In the peak summer months, I would recommend parking up on top of the bluff and walking down the steps right by Silver Beach Pizza, so you can save yourself from the cluster of cars trying to get down to beach parking. Also, St. Joe city is changing parking and routing near Silver Beach so be aware of traffic shifts. All in all, a great beach for families, but 4/5 stars because some other beaches are less touristy, which locals like myself much prefer.